&male; Alvin

What does Alvin mean?

Alvin[alvin] as a boys' name is pronounced AL-vin. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Alvin is "elf or magical being, friend". From Aelfwine and also possibly means "precious friend". Radio characters Alvin and the Chipmunks have given the name an irresistably comical cast, however. Choreographer Alvin Ailey.

How popular is Alvin?

Alvin is a very prominent first name for men (#169 out of 1220, Top 14%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#22891 out of 150436, Top 15%). (2000 U.S. Demographics)

Alvin reached its top rank of #71 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is currently at #602. (2015 U.S. SSA Records)

Which version is better?

with its variant forms and related boy names. Popular related forms of Alvin (#602 in 2015) listed in the Top 2000 are Elvis(#1081 in 2015), Elvin(#1364), Elwin, Elwyn, Alwin, Alvy, Alvan, Alven, Alvie, Al and Alva. Adoption of these relations of Alvin reached its apex a century ago (median #907) and is now much less (#1753, 88.7% less usage).